Zoom/Virtual

Exercise is often discussed through neurotypical expectations, but movement, fitness, and physical activity can look very different when viewed through an autistic lens.

Join Autism Edmonton for Exploring Exercise Through an Autistic Lens, a virtual learning session focused on understanding movement, sensory experiences, motivation, accessibility, and well-being in ways that honour autistic experiences and needs.

This session will explore how sensory processing, executive functioning, coordination, anxiety, interoception, burnout, and social expectations can impact relationships with exercise and physical activity. Participants will also learn about creating more neuro-affirming and accessible approaches to movement that prioritize regulation, enjoyment, and sustainability rather than pressure or conformity.

Whether you are autistic, supporting an autistic person, or working in education, recreation, health, or wellness, this session offers valuable insight into making exercise and movement more inclusive and supportive for neurodivergent individuals.

Join us for an important and affirming conversation exploring the intersection of ADHD, autism, and queerness. 🌈🧠

Autism Edmonton is proud to present Understanding & Thriving with ADHD, Autism, and Queerness featuring Amanda Montey (they/them). This session will explore how neurodivergence and queer identities intersect, including masking, identity development, community connection, mental health, and thriving authentically.

Amanda will share research, lived experience insights, and practical reflections on navigating a world that often misunderstands both neurodivergent and queer experiences. This learning opportunity is designed to foster understanding, validation, and community for autistic, ADHD, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, families, professionals, and allies.

Masking can be exhausting. For many neurodivergent and queer individuals, years of hiding traits, identities, or needs can lead to burnout, anxiety, disconnection, and loss of self. 🌈🧠

Join Autism Edmonton for Unmasking: Embracing ADHD, Autism, & Queerness featuring Amanda Montey (they/them). This affirming virtual learning session will explore the experience of masking across ADHD, autism, and queer identities while highlighting pathways toward authenticity, self-acceptance, community, and thriving.

Participants will gain insight into how societal expectations shape masking behaviors, the emotional impact of constantly adapting to fit in, and how embracing neurodivergent and queer identities can support well-being and connection. This session is valuable for neurodivergent individuals, caregivers, professionals, educators, and allies wanting to better understand these intersecting lived experiences.

Many autistic, ADHD, and queer individuals are told to “just talk about it” when it comes to emotions, overwhelm, identity, and mental health. But emotional processing does not look the same for everyone. 🧠🌈

Join Autism Edmonton for You Don’t Have To Talk About It: Understanding Emotions, Identity & Overwhelm, an affirming virtual learning session exploring the many ways neurodivergent and queer individuals experience, process, and express emotions.

This session will examine emotional overwhelm, shutdown, masking, identity development, internalized expectations, and alternative ways of communicating and understanding feelings beyond traditional verbal processing. Participants will gain insight into how autistic and ADHD individuals may navigate emotions differently, while also exploring the impact of queer identity, sensory stress, burnout, and social expectations.

This learning opportunity is designed for autistic and ADHD individuals, caregivers, educators, professionals, mental health practitioners, and allies wanting to better understand neurodivergent emotional experiences in a compassionate and validating way.